The clock is ticking for Kai. His psychotic brother has just been granted an early release from prison and by this afternoon, he'll come around to collect the money Kai has been holding for him. The problem - all the money's been spent.

In a small North German village a drama played out during and shortly after the Second World War about duty versus individual conscience and morality.

20 years after the death of his wife and childhood sweetheart Lea, the death of Ulrich's father confronts him with deeply buried feelings of grief and leads him down an unexpected path of self-reflection.